savour

POS

Noun, Verb (intransitive), Verb (transitive)

HYPHEN

sa=vour

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun savour has 1 sense

savour(n = noun.cognition) flavor, flavour, nip, relish, sapidity, savor, smack, tang - the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth; Array

is a kind of gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste, taste perception, taste sensation

has particulars: lemon, vanilla

Derived forms verb savour₃, verb savour₂, verb savour₁, adjective savoury₃, adjective savoury₂

Verb savour has 4 senses

savour(v = verb.perception) savor, taste - have flavor; taste of something; Array

Derived form noun savour₁

Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something ----s Adjective/Noun

savour(v = verb.perception) savor - give taste to; Array

is one way to flavor, flavour, season

Derived form noun savour₁

Sample sentence:
The chefs savour the vegetables

savour(v = verb.perception) savor - taste appreciatively; "savor the soup"

is one way to taste

Derived forms noun savour₁, noun savouring₁

Sample sentence:
The chefs savour the vegetables

savour(v = verb.emotion) bask, enjoy, relish, savor - derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in; "She relished her fame and basked in her glory"

Sample sentence:
Sam and Sue savour the movie

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

savour, n. & v. (US savor)
--n.
1 a characteristic taste, flavour, relish, etc.
2 a quality suggestive of or containing a small amount of another.
3 archaic a characteristic smell.
--v.
1 tr. a appreciate and enjoy the taste of (food). b enjoy or appreciate (an experience etc.).
2 intr. (foll. by of) a suggest by taste, smell, etc. (savours of mushrooms). b imply or suggest a specified quality (savours of impertinence).

Derivative

savourless adj.

Etymology

ME f. OF f. L sapor -oris f. sapere to taste

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